October 3, 2013

Curry General Hospital committed to provide OB services

GOLD BEACH, OR - Hospital Administration has been working diligently to bring OB services back to Curry General Hospital, and remain optimistic that babies will again be born in Gold Beach after the first of the coming year in 2014. Labor and delivery services temporarily ceased this summer, and plans to restart services as soon as possible were made immediately thereafter.

"This is a service we are committed to provide to the community. The addition of Dr. John Jackson is the final provider component we've been seeking," said Andrew Bair, CEO of Curry Health Network. "Dr. Jackson will play an integral part of the re-opening of the Labor and Delivery Service at Curry General." Dr. Jackson's specialties include Family Practice and Obstetrics, and he will be working with OB/GYN Dr. William Fitts and Nurse Midwives Shilo McKenzie and Alice Taylor.

"Another component is the specialized OB training that our nurses will be receiving, and Chief Nursing Officer Lora Maxwell has done a great job in finding the best program available for our staff, and continues to work with Providence to set it up," said Bair.

Dr. Jackson earned his Doctor of Osteopathy degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine; completed a rotating internship at St. Barnabas Hospital in New York, a residency in family medicine at the Chicago Osteopathic Hospital, and a fellowship in Surgical Obstetrics at Family Medicine Spokane in Washington State.

"Dr. Jackson will be a great addition to the medical staff of Curry General Hospital, and he is very excited to be moving to the community," Bair said.